Who are the other sheep in John 10:16?
A friend says the other sheep in John 10:16 must mean Gentiles, so they cannot mean the people in the Book of Mormon.
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Exchange 1 of 4
“Who does John 10:16 call the other sheep?”
Exchange 2 of 4
“Why do many Christians identify the sheep with Gentiles?”
Exchange 3 of 4
“What does Jesus say in 3 Nephi 15 about the other sheep?”
Exchange 4 of 4
“Does the difference between “fold” and “flock” settle the argument?”
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John 10:16 leaves the other sheep unnamed, and the New Testament’s gathering of Gentiles makes a Gentile reading reasonable. Third Nephi gives a Latter-day Saint reading in which the Nephites are among those sheep. Jesus says the Jerusalem disciples had assumed Gentiles, then explains that other scattered groups would hear Him too. That distinction is about direct hearing in the account, not a claim that Gentiles cannot be part of His flock. Whether the Bountiful visit happened is a further historical question.